Washboard.



PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907.

J.T.SARGENT;

WASHBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED OGT.27,1905.

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J. T. SARGENT.

WASHBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED 00127. 1905.

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INVENTOR No. 842,341. PATENTED JAN. 29, 1907. J. T. SARGENT.

. WASHBOARD.

APPLICATION FILED 00127, 1905.

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,a-a i 10 10 mvsm'on a JAMES 'r. sanonnr, oF eLEuELAnD, OHIO- WAsH'BoARDif To all Ugh/0112 it iii/(Ly concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES '1. Sanenxr, a citizen of the United, States, residing at. Cleveland, in the county oi. Cuyahoga and State. of Ohio, have invented or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in.

Washboards, of which improvements the following is a specification.

The invention described herein relates to certain improvements in washboards, and has for its object the provision. of a soap support or shell secured to the crossbar to which the brawl-board and ruhbingia'ceare attached.

The invention is hen-\inalter more fully dcseribed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, liigure 1 is a'l'n nt elevation of a fashboard provcnient applie tional elevation on llln"; ll 11, Fig. 1.

iew of the soap-shelf. M views similar to Figs. 1, modii'ieatim'i in the cousin shell and the manner oil so washhoard. Figs. (and 65 are ,.,.-ws similar to Figs. 5 and 6, illustrating further modifications. Figs. 9, 10, and l]. are views similar to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, showiiw my improvement applied to double-faced boards, also showing that the improvement is applicable to washboards in which all parts except the ruhbingiacesare formed oi wood. i

In the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the brand-boar l l. and head-piece 2 are forinodpl a single piece of metal, one end of the sheet l sing bent over, as shown. in Fig. 2, to term the headpiece or protector. '.l.he edge of the brambboare. portion of the metal sheet proicct into groox'es in. the inner sides of the legs 3. llliile {he snw-l erf in the legs may be of a Width equal to the l'l'llCliLlP-SS oi is metal. it is p12 id lo 2:; hi! it winet wider and to full up the mlges of 1. he sheet, as at 7, so that when the sheet is placed in position-in the board the turnml-rnv mlgcs will form with the body oi the shoot a ut-tel berInit-ting the water to how down now the rubl'iing-lace and not he l(l(l with in the saw-kerf and absorbed and taken up by the woollen legs. This construction is clci-n'ly sl'n'iwn in Figs. 5 and 7.' The bentmer pmfiion 2 of the shoot overlaps at its em he ends of the legs, as shown in Fig. 2. Til" w or end oi the brand-board curves out- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan; 29,1907.

Application filed OCtqbeT 27 1905. Serial No. 21%,667.

wardly, forming a drainage-ourtainfi to'u1- .re'et water splashing againstthe brand-board down onto the rubbing-face 4. g

The soap ledge or shelf 5 is formed of a piece of-suitable material, a'sweod or metal,

. and is provided at its ends with earsorlugs 9, which will extend partially'or wholly into the rabbets formed in the legs for therecep= lion of the ends of the cross-bar. These lugs are preferably formed by cutting away the ends of the shelf or support, theentirc strip, including the lugs thus formed, being of a length equal or upproximately equal to the length of the cross-piece 10. 'lheinner edge of the shelf or ledge. except where it is cut awn; to permit of the drainage of Water, proi to a groove in'the cross-bar, as shown is; the groove being thatusually enilo rcd for the reception of the upper edge of he rubbing-face and the'lower edge of the drainage-curtain S. The shell is placed in bar, to which they'niay be secured by nails, 7

thereby providing an additional support for the shell, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

In the construction shown in Figs. 1, 2, and the shelf or ledge arranged in line with -the groi'we or rabbet in the crossbar and will not ali'crd as wide a support or shelf as may be sometimes desirable for the soap. in order to obtain a wider shelf or support,

the latter may be arranged innnediately above the cross-bar and drainage-curtain, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In-this construction the ledge "or shelf is provided with evrs or lugs 9" on its rear edge, said lugs or ears extending beyond the ends of the body portion suiiicientdistance so that the total length of the shelf including the cars or lugsn'il. be equal or approximately equal to the length of the cross -bar. These lugs or ears are bent so as to conform to the surface of the cross-bar above its longitudinal *groove or rabbet, as shown in Figs. 4-, 5, and 6, and are made suiliciently long to permitjthe ends there of to project into the groove or rabbet in the cross-bar. In this construction, as in that shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the lugs or 'misr-tirni in thisgroe've prior to assembling ears are held against the crossiece and their ends within the groove or rab et in the cross-bar by the-walls of the rabbets in the legs. 'lheledge orshelf is )rovided with, notches or holes, through whic 1 the water can flow froni the soap down onto'the drainagecurtain and thence onto the rubbing-face.

In Figs; ;7 and 8 is shown a construction and arrangement of ledge or shelf similar to that shown Figs. 1,2, and 3, except that the lugs or ears are not provided with extensions fitting on the cross-bar.

- It will be observed that in the. constructionshown in Figs. 4, 5,'and 7 the board is provided with the usual wood head-piece 12, secured to the legs, and that the. rotector 2? is formed integral with the bran board and bears against the under side of the headniece. It is preferred tha't'saw-kerfs should i e formed in the legs immediately under the head-piecefdr the reception of the edges of the protector portion brand-board, thus'ver' tically supporting the same at its ends.

In the construction shown in Figs. 9, 1'0,

and 11 the washboard-"is formed of legs, head-piece, brand-board, and cross-bar, formed of wood, the cross-bar 10 being rabbeted or groovedin its u per and lower edges for the reception of t e lower ed e of the brand-board and the upper edges 0 the rubbing-face and back-board. 1n singlefaoed boards the front wall of the cross-piece is formed with a rabbet or groove, and in case of double-faced washboards'both side walls of the cross-piece are formed with rabbets or ooves for the reception of the soap ledge or shelf 5*; The body portion of the soap ledge or shelf is made of a length equal to the distance betweentheinner walls of the legs, but the portion fitting-within the saw-kerf of the cross-piece is extended, so that the lugs formed thereon will project into the' rabbets that the soap crossbar or piece in such manner that the having the lugs therein in the legs when the board is assembled,

thereby locking the soap ledge orshelf securely in-position on the cross-piece. Suitable slots or openings are formed through the soap ledge or shelf for the passage ofwater from-the brand-board space down onto the rubbing-face.

It is characteristic of my improvement ledge or shelf is secured to-the water draining from the soap will pass down onto the rubbing-face.

' I claim herein as myinvention- 1. A washboard having in combination therewith a soap-shelf having its rear edge secured in a groove in the front face of the cross-bar at thezupper end of therubbing-- face, projecting out overthe rubbingface.

2'. A washboard having in combination therewith asoap-shelf provided-at its ends bar at the upper end of the rubbingface and projecting out over the rubbing-face.

- In testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand.

- JAMES T. SARGENT. Witnesses:

GEO. H. HASTINGS, M. E. MoGn w. 

